All Rights Reserved.Turns out hybrid cars offer more than just a way to save money at the pump. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2019 and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc.2019. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. The EPA has said it would look at Consumer Reports' test data. 'This reinforces the fact that driving styles, driving conditions, and other factors can cause mileage to vary.' 'Early C-MAX Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid customers praise the vehicles and report a range of fuel economy figures, including some reports above 47 mpg,' the automaker said. It's available only in hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions.Īt least some owners have had good experience with the fuel mileage in both vehicles, Ford said in a statement. Vehicle owners can report their own fuel economy figures on the EPA's Web site, and the average owner-reported mileage is 39.5 mpg for both vehicles. 'Even though the fuel economy is excellent,' Fisher said, 'if a consumer expects 47 mpg when they purchase that vehicle, they're going to be very disappointed.'

Consumer Reports' mileage tests usually come with in a mile or two per gallon of the EPA ratings, he said. Nevertheless, Fisher felt it was important to call attention to the big differences in their fuel economy readings. Related: Cool cars from the Los Angeles Auto Show

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